Bale or package removing mechanism.



W. VON PHUL.

BALE 0R PACKAGE REMOVING MECHANISM.

APPLICATION FILE'D MAR. I3, I915.

Patented Aug. 10, 1915.

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W. VON PHUL.

BALE 0R PACKAGE REMOVING MECHANISM. APPLICATION FILED MAR. 13. 1915.

Patented Aug. 10, 1915.

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COLUMBIA PLANOURAPH 10., WASHINGTON, D. c.

W. VON PHUL.

BALE 0R PACKAGE REMOVING MECHANISM.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 13, 1915.

1,149,310. Patented Aug. 10, 1915.

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To all whom it may concern: i

Be itknown that 1, WILLIAM VON PI-IUL, a citizenof the United States,andreside'nt of New @rleans, parish of Orleans, State of Louisiana, haveinvented certainnew and useful Improvements in Bale or Package andll dohereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact descriptionof the invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to whichit appertains to make and use the same.

The invention relates toimechanism for withdrawing or removing bales,packages or other containers of goodsin bulk, or sep arate articles,from piles of the same, and involves the same general mode ofapplication and operation as the apparatus described and claimed in thejoint application filed by the applicant, Alexander L. Black and AndrewM. Lockett, of even date herewith, the present invention involvingcertain structural changes and operative features which are designed tomake the apparatus somewhat less in weight and also somewhat simpler andmore positive in the conjoint operation of lifting superposed bales andwithdrawing the desired bale from the pile.

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which,

Figure l is a front elevation of the apparatus in position to remove orextract a bale from a pile of the same. Fig. 2 is a verticallongitudinal cross section through the machine showing the parts inoperative position, and Fig. 3 is a plan view of the same.

Referring to the drawings, the machine involves a supporting frameincluding two side members 1, 1, which may be made of sheet metal, or,if desired, may be constructed of suitable metal sections. Connectingthe lower rear portionsof the. side members 1 is an angle bar 2, whichis adapted to be shoved between the baleto be removed and the next balebelow. Theforward portions of the side members are connected by a crossrod or shaft 3. The side members 1 are spaced sufficiently far apart topermit the extracted bale to pass between the said side members and theoperating mechanism mounted thereon, after-the said bale has been pulledfrom the pile. Mountedupon the inner face of each of the side membersSpecification of LettersPatent.

withdrawal" of the moved. Each :of said prises a toggle leverconsistingof' a member center. The upper V -gle members 10 is connectedto a cross shaft 11 which is guided for vertical movement in l slots.13' in each of the 9 and 10, on V rodfi which serves to move the togglein and toggle to rise and fall.

Patented Aug. in, 1915..

Application filed March 13, 1915. Serial No. 14,188.

'lisra leversystem adapted to be operated means which effects the bale,to engage and raise the bales superposed on the bale to be releversystems comby "theg particular 9 pivoted at 10. to the correspondingside frame land having. at its other end a pivot 7 to which the othertoggle member is con .nected, said pivot 7 working man areshaped slot 8struck from the pivot 10 as a end of each of the togside plates 1.Conpivot 7 of the toggle members each side of the machine, is a nectedto. the

out and thereby cause the free end of the The outer ends of the rods 6are connected to the cross shaft 3 in the forward end of the frame,which shaft 3 is mounted in longitudinal slots 4 in the outer ends ofthe plates 1, said slots defining the limits of the movement of the r06.

Secured to the cross shaft 11, on opposite sides of themachine, arehooks or similar bale engaging means 15, adapted to engage the forwardbottom portions of the bales superposed on the bale to be extracted, sothat when'the two link members 9 and 10 of the toggles are straightenedout, the upward movement of the free ends of the links 10 causes. acorresponding movement of the shaft 11 and the hooks or other superposedbale engaging members, thereby lifting the superposed balescorrespondingly.

Mounted on the opposite ends of the cross shafts 3 and 11 are pulleys orsheaves 5, 5 and 12, 12 respectively, and passing under the pulleys 12and around the pulleys 5 are two cable sections 20, which. are connectedat their freeends to long hooks or other bale engaging elements 25,which-latter are adapted to be shoved between the sides of the baleto beremoved and the adjacent bales until the hook ends engage the rear endsof the desiredbale, as indicated in Figs. 2 and 3. The other ends of thecable sections are secured to the cross bar 21 a traveling crane or.other overheadsupport causes cable sections I'llnft/O I connected at itslower end to a sling or yoke he engaged "has the effect of moving andthe upward movement causes the hooks ported by a cable 23 running to asuitable hoisting drmn or similar apparatus upon a The forward'end ofthe apparatusissupr r ed bra il ble3l w h may a s the overhead crane, :w

30 securedto the cross shaft 3.;

The operation of the apparatus isas follows: The frame is' moved by thecrane or other overhead operating mechanism to a position in front ofthe pile of'bales, and immediately in front of the bale to beextracted;"ll ie name is athengmoved into a cross brace 2 ibetween'the bale to beextracted and the bales immediately .be-

? low the same. The hooks 125 are then shoved longitudinally of the:bale'to be removed on either vside thereof nntil the hook ends can withthe rear 'face of the ba'le, as indicated i-nFigs. 2 and [3 Thelca b'le23is then taken up by the drum or other winding device, on theoverheadcrane and the pull on the cable 2-3 eifects'first 1astraightening movement of the toggle levers 9 and 10', due

to the upward pull of the cableisections 20 on the pulleys l2 and thehorizontal pull .of the cable sections 20 on the pulleys 5. This theshafts 11 and 3 and the pivot? toward the other end of the slots fromthe position shown in Fig. 2,

i of shaft 11 15 to lift the bales immediately above the bale to beremoved and to first relieve the latter of the larger portion of theweight of the superposed bales. Ihe continued upward ovement of thecable "23 20 on either side of the machine frame tobe taken up, runningaround the forward pulleys 3 and under the rear pulleys 12, therebydrawing out the hooks 25 and the bale to which said hooks are attached,the complete removal of the bale being greatly facilitated by thelifting of the superposed bales as described. It will be particularlynoted that the cross brace 2affords an efficient anchor and abutment foron the mechanism, while the reaction of the cable sectionsQO on theforward pulleys 3 tends to forcethe frame toward the pile and hold theframeworkfirmly and securely in place, so that the outward pull of thelower reaches of the cable sections 20 is steady and direct and servesto slide the desired bale quickly from its and ultimately to dump thebale on the floor in front of the pile. After the bale has beenextracted or withdrawn from the pile, the cable 23 is paid outsufliciently to permit the bales above the space from which the desiredbale was removed to settle down, when l the parts of the machine willresume the rehich "cable 15 p p thebale engaging means and the positionto force the horizontal flangerof the I packages from piles of the same,comprising position in the pile andthe apparatus can then be moved to another position to continue its operation.

What I claim is 1. A machine for removing bales and packages from pilesof the same, comprising a frame adapted toabut the face of the pile, &alever system carried bysaid frame ,adapt- ,ed .to engagefand lift balessuperposedon the-bale to be removed, means for engaging the baletoberemoved, and means connected with said lever system and the baleengaging means ':to operate the lever system to raise the superposedbales and tobwithdraw ale.

:2. A machine for removing bales, and

a'fr'ame adapted to'abu t the face of the pile, a lever system carriedby said frame adapted :to engage and lift bales superposed'onthe bale tobe removed, means for engagingthe bale to be removechand cable mechanismconnected withlsaid lever system and the bale engaging means to operatethe lever system to raise the superposed bales and to withdraw the bale'en-gaging means and the bale v I v r 3. A machine for removing 'balesand packages from piles of the same, comprising a frame' adapted to abutthe faceof the pile,

toggle levers carried by said frame means connect-ed, with said togglelevers to engage and lift the bales superposed on the bale to beremoved, means to engage the bale to be extracted, and meansforoperating the toggle levers to lift the superposed bales an formoving the bale engaging means to withdraw the bale.

a. machine for removing packages from piles of the same, comprising aframe adapted to abut the face of the pile, toggle levers carried andguided by said frame, means connected to said toggle levers to engageand lift the bales superposed on the bale to be removed, rods connectedto said toggle levers to operate the same, cable guides mountedon thefree ends of the toggle levers and the rods respectively, means toengage the bale to be removed, and cable sections engagingthe guides andconnected with the means engaging the bale to be removed, whereby ahauling strain on the cable sections will straighten the toggle levers,lift the superposed bales and with draw the desired "bale.

5. A machine for removing bales and packages from piles of the same,comprising a frame including side members and a cross member adapted toengage pile, toggle levers supported and guided by the side members andhaving means to engage'and lift bales superposed on the bale to beremoved, rods connected to said toggle levers to operate the same, cableguides mounted on the free ends of said toggle leavers-and of the rodsrespectively, hooks enbales and the face of the gaging the bale to beremoved, cable sections engagi hooks,

Q In testimony ng the guides and connected With the and a lifting cableconnected to said cable sections whereby a hauling strain on 5 thelifting cable Will strain the toggle 1e- "vers, li

the desired bale.

Copies of this patent may be'obtained forfive cents each, by addressinWashington, D. 0.

whereof I aflix my signature,

in presence of two Witnesses.

WILLIAM VON PHUL,

A. FIsoHER, VAL VEHMANN.

g the "Commissioner of Patents,

